Center for Faculty Educators Faculty Education News

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced its newly elected members at their annual meeting today, which includes two UCSF faculty members.
Daniel Lowenstein, MD, UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost and the Robert B. and Ellinor Aird Professor of Neurology. Dr. Lowenstein has been a member of the Academy of Medical Educators since 2003 and instrumental to the Academy's founding. In addition to Dr. Lowenstein, Rita Redberg, MD, MS, Professor of Medicine in the Division of... Read More

The Center for Faculty Educators (CFE) hosts an annual ceremony for UCSF School of Medicine teaching awards, and the 2016-2017 Teaching Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at 5:30 pm, in Cole Hall Auditorium at the Parnassus Campus (513 Parnassus Ave. Ground Floor, SF CA 94143). For more information, email Ivan Mendez.
This year's recipients to be recognized:
Charlotte Baer Memorial Award
John F. Brown, MD, MPA, Department of Emergency Medicine
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On Monday, September 11, the Academy honored its seventeenth class of new members and recognized staff and faculty with the Boyden Staff awards, AME Service award, and Excellence in Teaching Awards at its annual Celebration of New Members.
The event gave the Academy and CFE an opportunity to come together, connect with colleagues, and honor the staff and faculty who strengthen the educator community at UCSF.
Read more about this year's inductees and award recipients - Download the 2017... Read More

Each year on the day of their graduation, participants in the UCSF Teaching Scholars Program share project work with the incoming class of Teaching Scholars and the broader UCSF community.
TSP Class of 2017
This model captures how we build an educational community at UCSF. The graduates go on to enrich their learning environments with their new knowledge and have helped the incoming class of new scholars recognize that they are linked to a long UCSF tradition of valuing the role of educators... Read More

With 40-60% of practicing physicians reporting burnout nationwide, health professions educators at UCSF are answering the call from our local constituencies and national organizations to make provider well being a central theme in our work. Numerous initiatives exist, aimed at better understanding and addressing the causes of burnout and promoting well being and resiliency in all members of our campus community, from students to faculty. For example, Dr. Lee Jones, associate dean for students... Read More

Kimberley Chan, Residency Program Coordinator and Laura Pliska, Administrative Director of GME, are the recipients of the 2017 Jaclyne Witte Boyden Award.
Named for former Vice Dean Jackie Boyden, a strong advocate for the Academy’s establishment, Jaclyne Witte Boyden Award (Boyden Award) recipients are awarded and recognized annually at the Academy's Celebration of New Members. The Boyden Award honors and recognizes exemplary service by School of Medicine staff in support of medical... Read More

The Academy honors the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award recipients as part of Academy's annual Celebration of New Members on Monday, September 11, from 3-5 p.m. in N-225, School of Nursing (Parnassus Campus).
These annual peer-nominated awards for teaching faculty highlight outstanding front-line teachers of medical students, residents, and fellows at all UCSF teaching sites who often go unrecognized.
2017 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients
Nomination Information (2018 Cycle)
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Photo provided courtesy of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)
If you are looking for an opportunity to present and share your educational scholarship, the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) annual meeting provides an optimal environment and is a popular conference with our CFE Educational Research team. Presenters have the opportunity to receive feedback from colleagues worldwide and gain valuable perspective on their work before submitting for publication or... Read More